The Cattle
6. Al-'Anʿām
الأنعام
al-An‘ām (Cattle)
ٱلْأَنْعَام
6:119
وَمَا
لَكُمْ
أَلَّا
تَأْكُلُوا
مِمَّا
ذُكِرَ
اسْمُ
اللَّهِ
عَلَيْهِ
وَقَدْ
فَصَّلَ
لَكُم
مَّا
حَرَّمَ
عَلَيْكُمْ
إِلَّا
مَا
اضْطُرِرْتُمْ
إِلَيْهِ
وَإِنَّ
كَثِيرًا
لَّيُضِلُّونَ
بِأَهْوَائِهِم
بِغَيْرِ
عِلْمٍ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
هُوَ
أَعْلَمُ
بِالْمُعْتَدِينَ
wa-mā lakum ʾallā taʾkulū mimmā dhukira smu llāhi ʿalayhi wa-qad faṣṣala lakum mā ḥarrama ʿalaykum ʾillā mā ḍṭurirtum ʾilayhi wa-ʾinna kathīran la-yuḍillūna bi-ʾahwāʾihim bi-ghayri ʿilmin ʾinna rabbaka huwa ʾaʿlamu bi-l-muʿtadīna
Why should you not eat such flesh when God has told you in detail what is unlawful to eat under normal conditions. Most people, out of ignorance, are led astray by their desires. Your Lord knows best those who transgress.
